Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month

Re:Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access ne... by superxpro12 on Monday February 09, 2026 @10:43AM (#46946432)

I get the draconian side of things, but I am also tired of thousands of russian, indian, domestic-funded etc. bots flooding the zone with divisive propaganda.

In theory, this seems like it would at least be a step in the direction of combating disinformation.

I'm curious if there are any better ways to suppress these propaganda machines?

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Re:Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access ne... by joks on Monday February 09, 2026 @11:25AM (#46947072)

I don't see how disallowing viewing "age-restricted" content through Discord without giving them your ID would have any impact on the spread of disinformation, outside of like, disinfo in the form or pornographic or gory images.

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Re:Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access ne... by JuniperMesos on Monday February 09, 2026 @01:21PM (#46948836)

How do I know that this message isn't divisive propaganda posted by a bot?

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Re:Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access ne... by Joker_vD on Monday February 09, 2026 @01:55PM (#46949285)

Because it's not posted by a Russian/Indian account, duh!

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Re:Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access ne... by int_19h on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @01:43AM (#46971690)

In practical terms, it just ensures that the only bots flooding the zone with propaganda will be the ones owned by governments in whose jurisdiction Discord is.

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